It's The Summer of 1974. The Jackson 5 are a Dancing Machine. Stevie Wonder is Living For The City. President Nixon is leaving office amid an explosive scandal, and "JJ Evans" is Dy-no-mite. The country is between reaching for the stars, and moral damnation. And on the island many Blacks enjoy as a vacation haven, a movie crew on the beach is filming a shark tale titled 'Jaws'. But for Eric Collins, who is madly in love with basketball and pretty girls, both of which are a little out of reach—life is just getting started.
A fractured suburban family grapples with personal insecurities and hidden obsessions, but as tensions come to a head during the holiday season, they embark on a journey of rediscovery, love, and reconnection.
In 1994, the Daughters of Mary orphanage and the Golden Hill retirement home in New York City each experienced a budget crisis and combined into one facility.
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